speaking of ichigo having his soul link severed doesn't mean that is dead because he then became a death god. Meaning that his soul will live a couple of hundred years since the more the reiatsu the longer a shinigami lives. Meaning even though his body(container) get old, his soul will remain as is.

In chapter 188 Urahara states that Isshin hasn't been in shinigami's body for 20 years, so we could assume he left ss 20 years ago.

Becoming human 20 years ago does not have to equate leaving SS at the same time.

Originally Posted by ghost305

speaking of ichigo having his soul link severed doesn't mean that is dead because he then became a death god. Meaning that his soul will live a couple of hundred years since the more the reiatsu the longer a shinigami lives. Meaning even though his body(container) get old, his soul will remain as is.

Where did you get the "strength of reiatsu = length of life for a Shinigami"? I don't remember that anywhere in the manga.

Rukia could have just become a vice captain since her brother died Renji could've been upgraded to captain (I mean he does know ban kai) and Rukia to Vice captain......just a theory

Bykuga died? Didn´t know that. ...

yeah after he told rukia she was his real sister...somebody please correct me if I'm wrong also renji may not have been qualified but he could have been as a last minute replacement. I also think Ichigo might replace Aizen as a captain.

They will write a new page, if only they could write, they will start a new age all they need is time,its a penguin attack!!!